Recently, the famous Guiqi mango was featured in a famous entertainment show on the Chinese television together with another four popular fruits from 4 provinces and municipal regions: Beijing city, Shandong province, Jiangsu province and Xinjiang provinces. There were mango variety demonstration, mango tastings, mango sweetness tests, mango related dish presentations etc, the reputation of Guiqi mangos surges and so does its market price.
Besides mangoes, lychees are also sold at a very attractive price. This year the purchase price of the Feizixiao lychee from Guangxi province nearly doubled, reaching 8 Yuan/kilo. On certain occasions, it used to surge to 12 Yuan/kilo. In comparison, the prices of other lychee varieties also increased from 0.8 Yuan/kilo last year to 4 Yuan/kilo this year. This price surge is due to the significant lychee volume decrease in other lychee growing regions.
It is known that Guangxi fruits this year are not only sold at a very good price, but also their sales volume increased. For example, its oranges' average sales markets increased around 20% compared to the same period last year, and the prices of other varieties such as peaches, plums and lychees increased by over 30%. In summary its fruit sales revenue reached 6 billian Yuan, a year on year increase of 14%. Speaking of the overall sales volume, during the first half of the year, the whole region expanded by an extra 65,300 hectares of fruit growing area, and its estimated harvest volume will be around 2,5 million tons, a year on year increase of 16%.Besides mangoes, lychees are also sold at a very attractive price. This year the purchase price of the Feizixiao lychee from Guangxi province nearly doubled, reaching 8 Yuan/kilo. On certain occasions, it used to surge to 12 Yuan/kilo. In comparison, the prices of other lychee varieties also increased from 0.8 Yuan/kilo last year to 4 Yuan/kilo this year. This price surge is due to the significant lychee volume decrease in other lychee growing regions.
Source: South Morning Daily